The Food Gene

Cheddar & Chive Scones

Tall, flaky savoury scones with sharp cheddar. Best warm with butter.

By The Food Gene · https://thefoodgene.com/recipe/cheese-chive-scones/

Prep
15 mins
Cook
15 mins
Makes
8 scones
Level
Beginner
  • 350 g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • A pinch of salt
  • 85 g cold butter, cubed
  • 100 g mature cheddar (vegetarian if needed), grated
  • 2 tbsp chives, snipped
  • 175 ml milk, plus extra to glaze
  1. Heat the oven. Heat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan) and line a baking tray.
  2. Rub in. Rub the butter into the flour, baking powder and salt until it looks like breadcrumbs. Stir in most of the cheese and the chives.
  3. Bring together. Add the milk and mix with a knife into a soft dough. Pat out to 3 cm thick.
  4. Cut and bake. Cut out scones with a 6 cm cutter, pressing the trimmings together to cut more, until you have 8. Brush with milk, top with the rest of the cheese and bake for 12–15 minutes, until risen and golden. (14:00)

Chef’s tip

Do not roll the dough thinner than 3 cm, or the scones will be flat.

Storage

Best on the day. Freeze and warm through for 8 minutes.

Swap it

Add a pinch of smoked paprika or swap chives for spring onion.

Nutrition

Approximate values per scone
Energy 290 kcal 1,213 kJ
Fat 14.1 g
of which saturates 8.6 g
Carbohydrate 31.9 g
of which sugars 1.5 g
Fibre 1.4 g
Protein 8.2 g
Salt 0.95 g